City vs city
Essex Junction vs South Hero, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 16 points higher overall than South Hero, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Essex Junction: 29/100 · South Hero: 13/100
Essex Junction is 16 points higher.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · South Hero: 0/100
Essex Junction is 74 points higher.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Hero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · South Hero: 16/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Hero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · South Hero: 15/100
Essex Junction is 2 points higher.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Hero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · South Hero: 0/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · South Hero: 12/100
Essex Junction is 11 points higher.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · South Hero: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Hero: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · South Hero: 9/100
Essex Junction is 36 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Hero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · South Hero: 26/100
South Hero is 4 points higher.
Essex Junction: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Hero: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.